President & Provost's news and views
In this section you can find the latest news, including regular updates to UCL staff and students and content relating to the President & Provost.
Messages to the UCL Community 2023 Thanks and best wishes to you all ahead of the winter break , 19 Dec 23Innovation, disruptive thinking and the culture of a university , 30 Nov 23Ongoing support for our community , 25 Oct 23Israel, Gaza and our community , 12 Oct 23Welcome back to the new academic year , 20 Sep 23UCL invests £110.2m in remuneration for staff , 20 Jul 23Results day and the marking and assessment boycott , 05 Jul 23UCL and China: De-risking and engaging , 30 May 23Mental Health Awareness Week and UCL's Generation Covid , 12 May 23How do we manage disagreement and diverse views in our community? , 22 Mar 23It's Vote Week! A message from UCL President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence (video), Students' Union UCL, 8 Mar 23UCL’s political engagement , 28 Feb 23A New Year’s Message from UCL’s President & Provost Dr Michael Spence (video), 20 Jan 23Working towards better pay and conditions in a tough financial landscape , 12 Jan 232022 Publication of Draft Strategic Plan , 31 Oct 22IOE 120th anniversary - message from UCL's President & Provost (English) (video), 6 Oct 22IOE - 120th anniversary celebration - Message from UCL President & Provost (Chinese) (video), 6 Oct 22Death of Queen Elizabeth II , 08 Sep 22Welcome new UCL postgraduates (video), 17 Jun 22UCL in REF 2021 - Message from Provost (video), 13 May 22Two years since lockdown: reflections on a tough time and our future , 24 Mar 22UCL's all-staff survey, My UCL Experience , 07 Mar 22Responding to the war in Ukraine , 02 Mar 22Discrimination and marginalisation will not be tolerated at UCL: A statement from the Provost , 23 Feb 22Launch of 2nd phase of Strategic Plan consultation , 10 Jan 22
2021 Strategic Plan consultation launch , 25 Oct 21Invitation to staff summer event , 25 Aug 21Welcome UCL undergraduates (video), 18 Aug 21Welcome new UCL postgraduates (video), 18 Aug 21End of term/thank you message , 22 Jun 21Provost's end of term message to UCL undergraduates (video), 21 Jun 21Congratulations Class of 2021 (video), 15 Jun 21A message from the Provost about UCL’s response to events in Israel/Palestine , 20 May 21Message about antisemitism , 17 May 21Message about REF , 11 Mar 21Review of first month/additional closure days , 17 Feb 21Welcome message from UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence on joining UCL (video), 7 Jan 21Message from the Provost Professor Michael Arthur and incoming Provost Dr Michael Spence (re coronavirus restrictions) , 02 Jan 21
News and Media ‘Developing a Global Brand for Excellence’ (article - refer to Chapter 12, page 143 ) in The New Road to Success: Contributions of Universities towards more Resilient Societies , Ana Mari CAUCE, Yves FLÜCKIGER, Ivanka POPOVIĆ (Eds), The Glion Colloquium, Volume Nr. 14, Geneva (04/03/2024) How Can we Disagree well at UCL (video), in conversation with UCL Division of Medicine Early Career Researcher Network , 21 Feb 24Teaching creativity and critical-thinking skills is imperative as AI transforms education (article), Fast Company, Davos Dialogues, 24 Jan 242023 UCL Staff Town Hall on our strategic priorities and goals (video), 22 Nov 23Sabbs on the Sofa with Issy and the Provost , Students' Union UCL (video), 7 Nov 23Basic Science, Innovation and Policy Plenary Session (brochure - refer to pages 50-56 , i.e. pages 26-29 in PDF ), Science and Technology in Society Forum (STS Forum), Kyoto, Japan, 1-3 October 2023Balancing humility and conviction is the art of disagreeing well (article), Times Higher Education, 31 Aug 2023Digitalization of education and the future of higher education (article), World University Presidents Forum (WUPF), Beijing, China, 30 July 2023UCL president & provost Michael Spence delivers speech at ZJU (article), Zhejiang University, 21 Jun 23Inspiring speech by Dr. Michael Spence, President & Provost of UCL (video), ZJU Global Lecture Series, 30 May 23Why we need a more balanced approach to China, by Michael Spence (article), The New Statesman, 8 May 23Interview with Dr Michael Spence - UCL (video), The Dose, 19 Mar 232022 UCL East Campus To Make Contribution To London And The World (article), India Education Diary, 15 Dec 22UCL East campus will make ‘extraordinary contribution’ to London and the world , 6 Dec 22UK universities ‘systematically underpaying staff for years’ (article), Times Higher Education, 17 Nov 22UCL launches Gender Expression Fund to support trans and non-binary students (article), The UCL Tab, 22 Oct 22UCL President and Provost Dr Michael Spence AC heaped praise on the Mandarin Excellence Programme (Chinese) (video), Center for Language Education and Cooperation, 19 Jul 22‘The Role of the University in Public Debate’ (article - refer to Chapter 9, page 113 ) in Universities as the fifth power? Opportunities, Risks and Strategies , Ana Mari Cauce, Yves Flückiger, Bert van der Zwaan (Eds), The Glion Colloquium, Volume Nr. 13, Geneva (04/03/2022) Discussing UCL’s withdrawal from the Stonewall (video), Students' Union UCL, 24 Feb 222021 Spence: don’t let digital investments dictate teaching policy (article), Times Higher Education, 17 Nov 21‘Always hungry to do better’: how UCL rose up the rankings (article), The Guardian, 11 Sep 21UCL turns Jeremy Bentham’s dead body into attraction (article), The Times, 12 Jul 21Universities ‘must be open to free speech’, says head of UCL (article), The Standard, 8 Jun 21Universities should teach students how to agree to disagree says UCL provost as he hits back at campus cancel culture (article), Mail Online, 26 Apr 21Students must learn how to disagree in order to beat 'cancel culture', says vice-chancellor (article), The Telegraph, 25 Apr 21Meet Dr Michael Spence, in conversation with UCL alumna and broadcaster Vivienne Parry (video), 17 Feb 21UCL welcomes new President & Provost Dr Michael Spence (article), UCL News, 11 Jan 212020 2018 ‘Leadership for Change: Some Simple Lessons from the University of Sydney’ (article - efer to Chapter 10, page 95 ) in The Future of the University in a Polarizing World , Luc E. Weber and Howard Newby (Eds), The Glion Colloquium, Volume Nr. 11, Geneva (2018)
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